[#Chainstate-GetRole]
= xref:Chainstate.adoc[Chainstate]::GetRole
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Return the current role of the chainstate&period; See `ChainstateManager` documentation for a description of the different types of chainstates&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;validation&period;h&gt;`

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&lsqb;&lsqb;requires&lowbar;capability(0x7f2e1ba83658), requires&lowbar;capability(0x7f2e145632a8), requires&lowbar;capability(0x7f2e373bc458), requires&lowbar;capability(0x7f2e36e330a8)&rsqb;&rsqb;
xref:kernel/ChainstateRole.adoc[kernel::ChainstateRole]
GetRole() const;
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== Return Value

The current role of this chainstate&period;


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